Star-shaped ash tray chair arm attachment



y 1945- J. LIAKOPULOS 2,375,565

STAR-SHAPED ASHTRAY CHAIR ARM ATTACHMENT Filed Aug. 25, 1943 James L MAO 1 Z05 Patented May a, 1945 j ATTACHMENT James Liakopulos, Douglas, Ariz.

Application August 25, 1943, Serial No. 500,016 3 Claims (01. 248-282) This invention relates to the class of trays and receptacles and supports therefor and is directed particularly to an improved ash tray and novel mounting or supporting bracket, by which the tray may be attached to a chair arm or other support.

The primary object of the present invention is to provide an ash tray in the shapeof a fivepoint star and a pivotal support bracket by which it may be mounted, whereby when mounted upon a chair arm, such for example, as the arm of a barber's chair, the barber, or other person, in moving around the chair, can be pushing his body against a point of the tray, cause the tray to turn and to swing into an out-of-the-way position.

The invention also has as an object to provide a novel type of pivot mounting whereby the tray may not only be swung around a center, but may also be oscillated in a horizontal plane on a pivot between itself and the center about which it may swing. v i

The invention will be best'understood from a consideration of the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, it being understood, however, that the invention is not to be confined to the specific showing of the drawing but may be modified or changed so long as such modifications or changes are within the scope of the appended claims.

In the drawing:

extension M, which is integrally connected at its outer end with a vertical bearing sleeve I5.

Loosely inserted in the sleeve [5, and resting for rotation on the extension I4, is a pivot pin [6, the top end of which is gripped in the open ing l'l, formed in a head member 18. The end of thehead I8, near the opening I1, is slotted to form the spaced jaws l 9, which are drawn together by the screw 20, to effect the necessary the pin.

At the opposite end from the opening I1, the head has a horizontal slot 2|, in which is one end of a link bar 22, pivotally secured bBy-the vertical pivot pin 23. i

construction of the opening I! for the gripping of Upon the outer end of the fiat link 22 is pivotally held, by the bolt 24, an ash tray 25. This tray is in the form of a five-point star: While the tray shown has been described as an ash Figure l is a view in lanof the present invention, showing the same applied.

Figure 2 is a vertical section taken on the line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a horizontal section on the line 33 of Figure 2.

Referring now more particularly to the drawing the numeral I0 designates a body of suitable character, such as an arm of a barber chair or the like, to which the present invention is shown attached.

The invention comprises a bracket ll, having a substantially U-shaped portion 12 designed to receive the underside of the chair arm II] as shown, to which'it may be attached in any suitable manner as by the use of the screw [3. It is contemplated, however, to use other securing means, such as a resilient or spring grip or clasp, to hold the bracketto the supporting arm. Such i other securing means is not here shown as it is trayit is contemplated to make the same of such depth and width as to accommodate a glass or like receptacle.

By the formation of the tray in the form of a star it will be readily seen that it will not interfere with the barber or other worker in moving :around the chair, because, as he moves, his body will engage a, point of the star and cause the tray to rotate and at the same time it may be made to swing around on the double pivot provided by the pin l6 and pin 23, as illustrated in broken lines in Figure 1.

scopeof the invention as claimed.

I claim: 1. An attachment for a chair arm or other support, comprising a bracket having a plurality of angularly disposed arms with the arms at one end of the bracket adapted for attachment to a support and the arm at the other end of the bracket beinga tubular socket with the adjacent arm section forming the bottom of said socket, a

believed to be wellwithin the ability of any comstar-shaped tray, a pivot pin mounted in said socket for turning movement and resting at its lower end on said adjacent arm section, and

means supporting said tray upon said in for oscillation on an axis paralleling the turning axis of the pin.

2. A tray and supporting mean therefor, comprising a mounting bracket having a plurality of angularly disposed arms with the arm at one end of the bracket adapted for attachment to a support and the arm at the other end of the bracket being a tubular socket with the adjacent arm section forming the bottom of said socket, a pivot nected at one end to said vertical pivot for 0s"-':

cillation in a horizontal plane, :and a trayihaving'i the pin.

a center pivot connection with and disposed upon the top of said link member at the other end thereof. a

3. A tray and supporting means therefor as in claim 2, in which the securing means between the head and pin consists of an aperture in the head into which the pin extends, the head having a longitudinally directed slot from the end nearest to and extending into the aperture forming two'spaced jaws, and a screw connecting and drawing said-jaws together to secure the head to JAMES LIAKOPU'LOS. 

